Pune’s Mayor Murlidhar Mohol tested Covid-19 positive on Saturday, sending the waves of anxiety through the city at a time when the civic health authorities are waging a grim battle against Coronavirus.
Making an announcement himself about his having contracted the pandemic, Mayor Mahol said that he underwent Covid -19 test after suffering from mild fever. The test turned out to be “positive” “My condition is stable. I will recover soon and return to your service again,” Mohol said in the evening.
With 841 deaths and 25,956 infected cases, the Pune city and district are the third worst-hit by Covid-19 after Mumbai and Thane in the state.
Mohol, who belongs to the BJP, was elected as Pune’s Mayor in November 2019.
Mahol is the fourth high-profile politician after Cabinet ministers Jitendra Awhad, Ashok Chavan and Dhananjay Munde to have tested positive for Covid-19. Awhad, Chavan and Munde have long recovered from the epidemic and been discharged from the hospitals.